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庭の雑草を抜くのは彼の仕事だ。

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雑草 抜く 仕事

English Translation

It's his job to pull the weeds in the garden.

Furigana

(にわ)雑草(ざっそう)()くのは(かれ)仕事(しごと)だ。

Romanji

Niwa no zassō o nuku no wa kare no shigoto da.

Words

(にわ)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
雑草 (ざっそう)
weed
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
抜く (ぬく)
to extract; to omit; to draw out; to unplug; to do something to the end; to surpass; to overtake; to masturbate (of a male); to ejaculate (while masturbating); to take (a photo); to record (video)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: テイ、 にわ
Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard
Readings: ザツ、 ゾウ、 まじ.える、 まじ.る
Meaning: miscellaneous
Readings: ソウ、 くさ、 くさ-、 -ぐさ
Meanings: grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
Readings: バツ、 ハツ、 ハイ、 ぬ.く、 -ぬ.く、 ぬ.き、 ぬ.ける、 ぬ.かす、 ぬ.かる
Meanings: slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly